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Friday 14 August 2015

Luisa Piccarreta. Diary March 6, 1926. 15 August 2015

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The Assumption of the Blessed  Virgin of Mary into Heaven

   In this table, 2 columns, we can experience the “double portion” in the bi-focal vision from the Diary entry on ‘secrets in the sanctuary of Heavenly Mother'.



“Catholic Divine Will” Volume Nineteen by Luisa Piccarreta
 Online Edition.

March 6, 1926

Only the most important thing was known about the Celestial Mama – that the Son of God was Her Son. The same will happen with the daughter of the Divine Will – the most important thing only will be known, so as to make the Divine Will known. A good which is not known has no ways to communicate itself.

As I was in my usual state, my always lovable Jesus came, and holding my hand in His, He drew me to Himself - up high, between Heaven and earth. Almost fearing, I clung to Jesus, holding on tightly to His most holy hand; and wanting to pour out my pain with Him, which so much oppresses me, I said to Him:

‘My Love and my Life, Jesus, some time ago You told me that You wanted to make of me a copy of my Celestial Mama; yet, almost nothing was known about Her, of the many seas of grace with which, in every instant, She was inundated by You. She said nothing to no one – She kept everything within Herself; nor does the Gospel say anything. It is known only that She was your Mama, and that She gave You, Eternal Word, to the world; but everything that passed between You and Her – the favours, the graces – She kept all within Herself. With me, then, You want the opposite – You want me to manifest what You tell me; You do not want the secret of what passes between You and me. I feel sorrow because of this; where, then, is the copy You want to make between me and my Mama?’

And my sweet Jesus, clasping me tightly to His Heart, all tenderness told me: “My daughter, courage, do not fear. Nothing was known about my Mama but that which it was necessary and sufficient to be known – that I was Her Son; that through Her I came to redeem the generations, and that She was the first one in whose soul I had my first field of divine actions. Everything else – the favours and the seas of graces which She received – remained in the sacrarium of the divine secrets. However, the most important, the greatest, the holiest thing was indeed known – that the Son of God was Her Son. This was the greatest honour for Her, which raised Her above all creatures. Therefore, since the greatest was known about my Mama, the lesser was not necessary.

The same will happen with my daughter: it will be known only that my Will had Its first field of divine action in your soul, as well as everything that is necessary in order to make known what regards my Will; how It wants to enter the field so that the creature may return to her origin, and how It anxiously awaits her into Its arms, so that there may be no more division between her and Me. If this were not made known, how could creatures long for this great good? How could they dispose themselves to receive a grace so great? If my Mama had not wanted to make known that I was the Eternal Word and Her Son, what good would Redemption have produced? A good which is not known, as great as it may be, has no ways to communicate the good it possesses. And just as my Mama was not opposed, so must my daughter not oppose what regards my Will. All the rest of the secrets - the flights you do in my Will, the goods you take, and the most intimate things between you and Me – will remain in the sacrarium of the divine secrets. Do not fear, your Jesus will content you in everything.”


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Luisa Piccarreta 
The Kingdom of Heaven
Volume 19 [Edition 1995 – Florida].

March 6, 1926

As It Was Known by the Heavenly Mother that Jesus Was Her Son, So with the Divine Will. The Necessity of the Knowledge of a Good in order for It to Become Path of Communication.

Finding myself in my usual state, my always amiable Jesus came and, taking my hand in his, drew me to Himself on high, between Heaven and earth. And I, almost afraid, squeezed myself to Jesus holding his Most Holy Hand tightly; and, wanting to vent my pain with Him which oppressed me so much, I said to Him:

"My Love and my Life, Jesus, You once said to me that You wanted to make me a copy of my Heavenly Mother; yet of Her almost nothing is known of the seasof graces from You which inundated Her in each instant. She said nothing to anyone; She kept everything to Herself; nor does the Gospel say anything of Her. It is known only that She was your Mamma, and that She gave You, Eternal Word, to the world; but all that passed between you and Her, of favours, of grace, She kept to Herself. To me, then, You want the contrary; You want manifested what You say to me: You do not want to keep secret what passes between me and You. I am very sorry about this; where then is the copy of my Mamma that you want to make of me ?"

And my sweet Jesus, squeezing me tightly to his Heart, all tenderness, said to me: "My daughter, courage, do not fear. Concerning my Mamma, nothing was known other than what was necessary. It was sufficient to be known that I was her Son, and that by her means I came to redeem the generations, and that She was the first in whom I had my prime Held of Divine actions in her soul. All the rest of the favours, of the seas of graces She received, remained in the sanctuary of the divine secrets. But the most important, most grand, most holy thing was known-that the Son of God was her Son. For Her this was the greatest honour and which raised Her above all creatures. Therefore, the greater thing being known of my Mamma, the lesser was not necessary.

So it will be with my daughter. It will be known only that my Will had had Its prime Held of divine action in your soul; and all that is necessary is to make known what regards my Will, which wants to go out into the Held to make the creature return to her origin, and how anxiously I await her in my arms, so that there no longer be division between Me and her. If that were not known how can she long for this great good? How can she dispose herself to a grace so grand? If my Mamma would not have wanted to make known that I was the Eternal Word and her Son, what good would the Redemption have had? A good not known, for however great it is, does not have ways to communicate the good that it possesses. And, as my Mamma did not oppose Herself, so my daughter must not oppose herself to that which regards my Will. All the rest of the secrets, the flight that you make in my Will, the goods that you take, the most intimate things between Me and you will remain in the sanctuary of the divine secrets. Do not fear, your Jesus will content you in everything."



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FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY INTO HEAVEN

FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY INTO HEAVEN

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FROM THE BOOK OF HEAVEN

V18 – 8.15.25 – After this, I began to think about the feast of my Celestial Mama Assumed into Heaven; and my sweet Jesus, with a tender and moving tone, added:  “My daughter, the true name of this Feast should be Feast of the Divine Will.  It was the human will that closed Heaven, broke the bonds with its Creator, made miseries and sorrow enter the field, and put an end to the feast that the creature was to enjoy in Heaven.  Now, this creature, Queen of all, by doing the Will of the Eternal One always and in everything – even more, it can be said that Her life was Divine Will alone – opened the Heavens, bound Herself to the Eternal One, and restored in Heaven the feasts with the creature.  Every act She did in the Supreme Will was a feast that She started in Heaven, it was suns that She formed to adorn this feast, it was melodies that She sent to delight the Celestial Jerusalem.  So, the true cause of this feast is the Eternal Will operating and fulfilled in my Celestial Mama.  It operated such prodigies in Her as to astonish Heaven and earth, chain the Eternal One with indissoluble bonds of love, and capture the Word even into Her womb.  The very Angels, enraptured, repeated among themselves:  ‘From where comes so much glory, so much honor, such greatness and prodigies never before seen, in this excelling Creature?  Yet, it is from the exile that She is coming.’  Astonished, they recognized the Will of their Creator as Life operating in Her; and, trembling, they said:  ‘Holy, Holy, Holy – honor and glory to the Will of Our Sovereign Lord.  And glory, and trice Holy – She who let this Supreme Will operate.’
So, it is my Will that, more than anything, was and is celebrated on the day of the Assumption into Heaven of my Most Holy Mother.  It was my Will alone that made Her ascend so high as to distinguish Her among all.  Everything else would have been as nothing, had She not possessed the prodigy of my Will.  It was my Will that gave Her Divine Fecundity and made Her the Mother of the Word.  It was my Will that made Her see and embrace all creatures together, becoming the Mother of all, and loving all with a love of Divine Maternity.  And making Her the Queen of all, It made Her rule and dominate.  On that day, my Will received the first honors, the glory and the abundant fruit of Its work in Creation, and It began Its feast, which It never interrupts, for the glorification of Its operating in my beloved Mother.  And even though Heaven was opened by Me, and many Saints were already in possession of the Celestial Fatherland when the Celestial Queen was assumed into Heaven, however, She Herself was the primary cause, having fulfilled the Supreme Will in everything, and therefore we waited for She who had honored It so much and contained the true prodigy of the Most Holy Will, to make the first feast for the Supreme Volition.  Oh! how the whole of Heaven magnified, blessed and praised the Eternal Will, upon seeing this sublime Queen enter the Empyreum, in the midst of the Celestial Court, all circumfused by the Eternal Sun of the Supreme Volition!  They saw Her all studded with the power of the Supreme Fiat; there had been not even a heartbeat in Her which did not have this Fiat impressed on it.  And, astonished, they looked at Her and said to Her:  ‘Ascend, ascend higher.  It is right that She who so much honored the Supreme Fiat, and through whom we find ourselves in the Celestial Fatherland, have the highest throne and be our Queen.’  And the greatest honor that my Mama received, was to see the Divine Will glorified.” 
   

Monday 18 May 2015

Adoration 'my heart as I said my prayers'

COMMENT:  
Meditation, Prayer.
Tail-end prayer of Luisa Piccarreta, Book of Heaven Vol 7.  
 
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Adoration. Giuseppe  Magni
Magnificat com Meditation May 2015, with thanks...

The Transmission of the Faith

In a floral symphony, a sweet group of siblings offer their devotion to an adorable curly-topped toddler. And adorable is just what this child is in the true sense of the word: for this is Jesus, seated on the lap of his mother, Mary of Nazareth, recognizable by her timeless clothing. It is a charming scene, but some will argue that this Adoration is more like an old-fashioned holy card than a work of art. Yet a closer look at the painterly skill of this canvas reveals why Giuseppe Magni (1869–1956) has always been regarded an artist of quality. Observe the fine rendering of the flowers, the folds of cloth, the flesh, and, above all, the way the pose of each of the figures manages to evoke a singular spiritual attitude. Enter into the spirit of this genre scene in which naïveté, far from a weakness, is a deliberately cultivated quality. For, while Western civilization may have lost the grace of childhood, as the Gospel speaks of it, this artist still believes in us; he believes we are still capable of perceiving the beatitudes discernible to the soul of a child.

Contemplation of this Adoration allows us to gauge to what point our new social “values” have succeeded—ironically speaking in uprooting the virtues of Christian childhood: virtues celebrated here by Giuseppe Magni; virtues which, deeply rooted in the soil of love, blossom naturally from the heart of the joy of Christian family life; those virtues our mother taught us from the cradle; those we saw our father practice. And first among these virtues is piety, that family piety which truly nourishes the personal spiritual life of a child. If, today, I am still a Christian, still faithful, is it not because, at the age of ten, tucked in bed, my parents having blessed me as they traced the sign of the cross on my forehead, I would fall asleep with hands folded over my heart as I said my prayers?

Pierre-Marie Dumont


Adoration, Giuseppe Magni (1869–1956), Private Collection. © Christie’s Images / Bridgeman Images. All right reserved.
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 Book of Heaven, Luisa Piccarreta, Vol. 7  
 
May 30, 1907
Effectiveness of prayer.
Prayer is a Single Point such that in Praying for Oneself, One Prays for All
      As I was in my usual state, I saw blessed Jesus for a short time, and I prayed to Him for myself and for other people, but with some difficulty outside of my usual way, as if I would not be able to obtain as much if I prayed for myself alone.  And good Jesus told me: 

      “My daughter, prayer is one single point, and while it is one point, it can grasp all other points together.  So, whether the soul prays for herself alone or for others, she can obtain by supplication just as much.  Its effectiveness is one.”

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Saturday 3 January 2015

Jerusalem: Latin Patriarch's homily for 1 January - Independent Catholic News


   Patriarch Twal’s homily for the World Day of Peace  


Jerusalem: Latin Patriarch's homily for 1 January - Independent Catholic News 

Jerusalem: Latin Patriarch's homily for 1 January
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Here below is the full text of Patriarch Twal’s homily for the World Day of Peace and the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God on January 1, 2015, at the Co-Cathedral of the Latin Patriarchate.
Dear Brothers in the Episcopate,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dear Fathers and Sisters,
And all of you who make up the larger family of the Holy Land,

At the dawn of this New Year, we celebrate World Day of Peace, which has as its theme: “No longer slaves, but brothers and sisters.”
A day whose importance is all the greater at this time, when our world is subject to unspeakable violence. Today, the Church reminds us that we are all her children, children of the same Father and sons of the same Mother, whom Christ gave to us at the foot of the Cross on Mount Calvary, just a short distance from here. We are now part of one and the same family, a family nourished by the same Blood, the Blood that our Saviour shed for us and filled with the same Spirit received in the Upper Room (Cenacle).Pope Francis today invites us to meditate upon this blood relationship which is ours, reminding us that “We are no longer slaves” but that we are “brothers.” (Philemon 1:16)
The Church, today more than ever, exhorts us to live the Message of the Gospel, the Message of Love and Brotherhood that our Lord Jesus left to us on this Land, torn apart by endless conflict. To be the sons of God is what gives all human beings equal dignity. “Slavery deals a murderous blow to this fundamental fraternity, and so to peace as well.  

Saturday 14 December 2013

Angels: A Day for us all to Pray that Our Leaders Will be Inspired By Mandela’s Example

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Sunday 15th December – A Day for us all to Pray that Our Leaders Will be Inspired By Mandela’s Example



Nelson Mandela’s life of love and compassion has touched us. He showed us how leadership could be and has made us yearn for more from our leaders.
On this Sunday, the 15th of December -the day Mandela’s physical remains are laid to rest – I am asking you to join me and others, of all faiths, around the world in praying for our leaders; In praying that leaders, of groups big and small, across all areas -political, economic, social and religious will be inspired by Nelson Mandel’s example and start to listen more. That they will see alternative solutions and start to make the decisions that are needed to create a peaceful and more just world.

Your prayer on Sunday might just be five minutes, it might be much longer, it might be in a church, a mosque a synagogue or it might be as you walk in nature, or watch your children play.  The important thing is that YOU make a conscious decision to pray for our leaders on this day, and pray and ask with all your heart. The words are not important – the intention is.  Prayer is so powerful, particularly when people of different faiths pray together for the same thing, at the same time.  I am calling on you and people across the world to join in prayer. I will be praying with you from 9.00 am until 9.00 pm here in my home in Ireland.

We will not be praying alone. We never in fact pray alone, our guardian angels always join us, as do a multitude of angels of prayer. Every time you pray, even if it is only one word, the angels of prayer are like a never-ending stream, flowing at tremendous speed to Heaven with your prayers enhancing it.

The angels called Mandela The man who walked with his soul forward all the time, they told me he was the greatest spiritual leader of our times.  Mandela has given us a glimpse of how our world could be if our leaders listened more, put justice and humanity’s well being first and resisted the temptations of power, glory or money. We will feel his loss here in this world but the angels tell that his soul in heaven is already interceding with God for us to help us create a better world.

The angels are telling me that this day of prayer could make a big difference. Do join us all in prayer on Sunday, and let others know so as they can join in also.

Tuesday 18 June 2013

Our prayer is communal St. Cyprian



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From a treatise on the Lord’s Prayer by Saint Cyprian, bishop and martyr
(Nn. 8-9: CSEL 3, 271-272)

Our prayer is communal

Above all, he who preaches peace and unity did not want us to pray by ourselves in private or for ourselves alone. We do not say “My Father, who art in heaven,” nor “Give me this day my daily bread.” It is not for himself alone that each person asks to be forgiven, not to be led into temptation or to be delivered from evil. Rather, we pray in public as a community, and not for one individual but for all. For the people of God are all one.

God is then the teacher of harmony, peace and unity, and desires each of us to pray for all men, even as he bore all men in himself alone. The three young men shut up in the furnace of fire observed this rule of prayer. United in the bond of the Spirit they uttered together the same prayer. The witness of holy Scripture describes this incident for us, so that we might imitate them in our prayer. Then all three began to sing in unison, blessing God. Even though Christ had not yet taught them to pray, nevertheless, they spoke as with one voice.

It is for this reason that their prayer was persuasive and efficacious. For their simple and spiritual prayer of peace merited the presence of the Lord. So too, after the ascension we find the apostles and the disciples praying together in this way. Scripture relates: They all joined together in continuous prayer, with the women including Mary, the mother of Jesus, and his brothers. They all joined together in continuous prayer. The urgency and the unity of their prayer declares that God, who fashions a bond of unity among those who live in his home, will admit into his divine home for all eternity only those who pray in unity.

My dear friends, the Lord’s Prayer contains many great mysteries of our faith. In these few words there is great spiritual strength, for this summary of divine teaching contains all of our prayers and petitions. And so, the Lord commands us: Pray then like this: Our Father, who art in heaven.

We are new men; we have been reborn and restored to God by his grace. We have already begun to be his sons and we can say “Father.” John reminds us of this: He came to his own home, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who received him, who believe in his name, he gave the power to become children of God. Profess your belief that you are sons of God by giving thanks. Call upon God who is your Father in heaven.
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Monday 8 October 2012

Blessed John Henry Newman Prayer 'Learning Christ'

Tuesday 9th October

Blessed John Henry Newman
Priest, founder of a religious community, theologian
(1801-1890)
        This day that has brought us together here in Birmingham is a most auspicious one. In the first place, it is the Lord's Day, Sunday, the day when our Lord Jesus Christ rose from the dead and changed the course of human history for ever, offering new life and hope to all who live in darkness and in the shadow of death. (...)Yet there is another, more joyful reason why this is an auspicious day for Great Britain, for the Midlands, for Birmingham. It is the day that sees Cardinal John Henry Newman formally raised to the altars and declared Blessed.(...)
       Praise to the Holiest in the height
And in the depth be praise;
In all his words most wonderful,
Most sure in all his ways!

(The Dream of Gerontius).

(Homily of his holiness Benedict XVI - Mass with the beatification of venerable cardinal John Henry Newman - Birmingham - Sunday, 19 September 2010)




PRAYER:
Learning Christ
Teach me, my Lord,
to be sweet and gentle
in all the events of life;
In disappointments,
in the thoughtlessness of others,
in the insincerity of those I trusted,
in the unfaithfulness of those
on whom I relied.
Let me put myself aside
to think of the happiness of others,
to hide my little pains and heartaches,
so that I may be the only one
to suffer from them.
Teach me to profit by the suffering
that comes across my path.
Let me so use it that it may mellow me,
not harden or embitter me;
that it may make me patient,
not irritable’
that it may make me
broad in my forgiveness,
not narrow, haughty or overbearing.
May no one be less good
for having come within my influence.
No one less pure, less true,
Less kind, less noble
for having been a fellow‐traveler
in our journey toward eternal life.
As I go my rounds
from one distraction to another
let me whisper, from time to time,
a word of love to You.
May my life be lived in the supernatural,
full of power for good,
and strong in its purpose of sanctity.
Dear Jesus,
help me to spread your fragrance
everywhere.
Flood my soul with Your spirit and life.
Penetrate and possess my whole being
so completely that my life may be
only a radiance of Yours.
Shine through me
and be so in me
that every soul I come in contact with
may feel Your presence in my soul.
Let them look up and see no longer me, but only JESUS.
Cardinal Newman
‐‐The Father Gilbert Prayer Book © 1965

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Prayer used by Cardinal Newman

Teach me, my Lord, to be sweet and gentle in all the events of life - in disappointments, in the thoughtlessness of others, in the insincerity of those whom I trusted, in the unfaithfulness of those on whom I relied.

Let me put myself aside to think of the happiness of others, to hide my little pains and heartaches, so that I may be the only one to suffer from them.

Teach me to profit by the suffering that comes across my path. Let me so use it that it may mellow me, not harden and embitter me; that it may make me patient not irritable, that it may make me broad in my forgiveness; not haughty and overbearing.

May no one be less good for having come within my influence, no one less pure, less kind, less noble for having been a fellow traveller in our journey towards Eternal Life. As I go my rounds from one distraction to another, let me whisper from time to time a word of love to Thee. May my life be spent in the supernatural full of power for good, strong in its purpose of Sanctity. Amen.

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Monday 1 October 2012

Month of the Holy Rosary

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PRAYER INTENTIONS OF THE HOLY FATHER ENTRUSTED TO THE APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER FOR THE YEAR 2012

NOVEMBER
  • Ministers of the Gospel. That bishops, priests, and all ministers of the Gospel may bear the courageous witness of fidelity to the crucified and risen Lord.
  • Pilgrim Church. That the pilgrim Church on earth may shine as a light to the nations.

October, 2012 - Overview for the Month
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The month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary. The Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrated on October 7. October falls during the liturgical season known as Ordinary Time, which is represented by the liturgical color green.
The Holy Father's Intentions for the Month of October 2012
General: That bishops, priests, and all ministers of the Gospel may bear the courageous witness of fidelity to the crucified and risen Lord.
Missionary: That the pilgrim Church on earth may shine as a light to the nations. (See alsowww.apostleshipofprayer.net)
Feasts for October
The feasts on the General Roman Calendar celebrated during the month of October are:
Focus of the Liturgy
All the Gospels for the Sundays in October 2012 are taken from Year B, Cycle 2, the Gospel of St. Mark.
October 7th - 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Pharisees approach Jesus about divorce in this Gospel.
October 14th - 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Gospel tells the story of the rich young man who could not part with his possessions.
October 21st - 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jesus said that He did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.
October 28th - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
This Gospel recounts the story of Bartemeus, the blind man, who Jesus cured.
Highlights of the Month